CHANGROK SOH, Ph.D.
Email: crsoh@korea.ac.kr
311 Seoungbuk-Dong, Seoungbuk-Gu
Seoul, Korea
T: +82-2-3290-2402 F: +82-2-929-0402
EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
1987 – 1992
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Degree Earned: Doctorate Degree
Majors: Comparative and Developmental Political Analysis
International Technology Policy and Management
International Trade and Commercial Policies
Asia International Relations
1984 – 1987
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Degree Earned: Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy
1980 – 1984
Seoul National University - Department of International Relations
Degree Earned: Bachelors Degree in Political Science
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Mar. 1996 – Present
Professor
Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University
Dec. 2010 – Present
President
Human Asia
Jul. 2010 – Present
International Human Rights Committee Commissioner
National Human Right Commission of Korea
Jun. 2010 – Present
Self Evaluation Committee Commissioner
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Jan. 2012 – Present
International Affairs Committee Commissioner
Korean Social Science Research Council
Feb. 2008 – Present
Outside Director
Phoenix Communications Inc.
Jan. 2007 – Present
Director for the Steering Committee
The Korean Association for Public Administration
Mar. 2005 – Present
Director
Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights
Jan. 2002 – Present
Director
The Korean Association of International Studies
Mar. 1996 – Present
Research Associate
International Trade and Business Institute (ITBI)
Jan. 2006 – Nov. 2010
Deputy Director
Asia Center for Human Rights
Aug. 2009 – Mar. 2010
Visiting Professor
Sam Nunn School, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mar. 2009 – Jun. 2009
Visiting Scholar
East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Dec. 2006 – Dec. 2008
Dean
Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University
Sep. 2007 – Dec. 2008
Dean
Division of International Studies, Korea University
Dec. 2006 – Feb. 2008
Director
Global Research Institute, Korea University
Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2007
Director for the Steering Committee
The Korean Association for Policy Studies
Jan.2006 – Dec. 2006
Research Director
The Korean Association of International Studies
Feb. 2002 – Feb. 2003
Visiting Professor
The Wagner School, New York University
Mar. 1998 – Mar. 2002
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University,
Jun. 1992 – Feb.1994
Research Associate
(BRIE) Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy
(University of California, Berkeley)
Jun. 1992 – Jun. 1993
Research Fellow
Pacific Basic Research Center
(J. F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)
Dec. 1991 – Jun. 1993
Visiting Research Associate
Center for Technology and International Affairs
(The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University)
May.1991 – Oct. 1991
Intern
East-West Center (Honolulu Hawaii)
Jun. 1989- Dec.1989
Secretariat’s Office
UN (Geneva Switzerland)
PUBLICATIONS
“Characteristics of the Korean Human Rights Governance and Possibility of Diffusion into the Asian
Region.” (In Korean) (Korean Unification Studies. Vol. 15, No 2, 2011)
Improving North Korean Human Rights Situation- Peaceful Engagement and International Experiences (In
Korean) (Seoul: Hanul, 2010)
“A Study on Good Governance of Support Policy for North Korean Defectors: Focusing on Employment
Policy.” East and West Studies. Vol. 22, No 1, 2010.
“Theoretical Considerations Why Countries Provide Development Aid,” Journal of International Politics,
Vol. 15, No. 1, 2010.
Diffusion and Internalization of Governance (In Korean) (Seoul: DaeKyung, 2009).
“Institutionalization of Regional Metagovernance Framework to Enhance Human Security in East Asia.”
GIARI Working Paper, Vol. 2008-E-2, 2008
“Multilateral Cooperation to Advocate Human Security in East Asia.” Korea Review of International
Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007.
A Method of Improvement and Vitalization for Peace and Prosperity of Korean Peninsula (In Korean)
(Seoul: Korean Institute of National Unification, 2007).
“Enhancing Human Security in North Korea through Development of a Human Rights Regime in Asia.”
Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2007.
“Enhancing Human Security in North Korea: A Multilateral Approach,” Non-Governmental Six Party
Talks on Cooperation In Northeast Asia, The Korea Association of International Studies, 2006.
Global Governance and Korea (In Korean) (Hanyang University Press, 2006).
Survey Study on Peace and Prosperity of Korean Peninsula (In Korean) (Seoul: Korean Institute of
National Unification, 2006).
Establishing Desirable Governance of Unification Policy for Integration of South and North Korea (In
Korean) (Seoul: Korean Institute of National Unification, 2005).
“North Korean Human Rights and East Asian Human Rights Governance: Focusing on International
Regime Theory,” The Institute of Peace Affairs, Vol. 44, 2005.
“United States Foreign Policy and United Nations: The Case of the War in Iraq,” The Korean Journal of
International Relations, Vol. 44, No. 5, 2004.
“The Role of NGOs in International Economic Organizations: Critical Theory Perspectives,” Korea Review
of International Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2004.
“Heavy and Chemical Industrialization (HCI) Policy as a Mega-policy,” Korea Journal of Policy Studies,
Vol. 18, No. 2, 2004.
International Organization: Politics of Global Governance (Seoul: Dasan Publishing Co., 2004).
“Theories of Global Governance,” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2003.
“High-tech Industrial Policies of the United States and Japan,” (in Korean) in Young-Kwan Yoon, ed.
Globalization and Korea (Seoul: Eulyoo Pubishing Co., 2003).
“Theoretical Approaches to Global Governance,” Korea Review of International Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1,
2002.
Politics of Governance (in Korean) (Seoul: Bummunsa, 2002).
“The Influence of the United States on ‘WTO Plus’ in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,” Korea
Review of International Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2000.
“Dilemma of Politics of Reform in North Korea: Where Is It Going?” East Asian Review, Vol. 12, No. 4,
2000.
“Global Governance and International Organization.” (in Korean) a paper presented at Summer Academic
Conference of The Korean Political Science Association in July 4 2001.
“Realism in Theories of International Political Economy.” (in Korean) Contemporary International
Political Economy, edited by Jung-dong Yeo and Jong-chan Lee (Seoul: Beopmoonsa, 2000).
“Political Economy of Trade Negotiation: The Case Analysis of Korean Trade Negotiations with the United
States in Automobile Industry.” (in Korean) Journal of Trade Law, Vol.32, 2000.
The World after the Cold War: Issues and Dilemmas (Seoul: Graduate School of International Studies in
Korea University, 1999).
Comparative Study of Korean and Japanese Trade Negotiations with the United States: The Case of
Automobile Industry (in Korean) (Seoul: International Trade and Business Institute, 1999).
Korean Economic Diplomacy from 1993 to 1997 (in Korean) (Seoul: International Trade and Business
Institute, 1998).
From Investment to Innovation?: The Korean Political Economy and Changes in Industrial
Competitiveness (Seoul: Global Research Institute, Korea University, 1997).
“Technological Dependence and Limits to Growth of the Korean Economy.” Europe-Asia: The Stakes of
Interdependence (Le Harvre: University of Le Harvre, 1997).
“International Competitiveness of Korean Semiconductor Industry.” Korea Review of International Studies,
Vol. 1, No. 1, 1997 (43-77).
"Industrial Strategies of Korea and Taiwan in the Age of Globalization." Middle Powers in the Age of
Globalization: Implications for Korean Political Economy and Unification -- Korean Association of
International Studies' International Conference Series No.5 (Seoul: KAIS, 1996).
"U.S.-Korea Industrial and Technological Cooperation: Implication for Regional Integration in the AsiaPacific." Co-authored with Denis F. Simon. Economic and Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia,
University of Chicago, 1996.
“Comparative Study of Industrial Strategies of the United States and Japan: The Case of Co-Research and
Development Program of Government and Enterprise in High-tech Industry.” (in Korean) Asian Studies,
Vol. 34, No.1, 1996.
"Orbital Mechanics of South Korea's Technological Development: An Examination of the 'Gravitational'
Pushes and Pulls." Co-authored with Denis F. Simon. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol.
6, No. 4, 1994 (437-455).
"Korea's Technological Development." Co-authored with Denis Simon. Pacific Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1994
(89-103).
"Legacy of Mega-policy (Heavy and Chemical Industrialization): Can Korea Succeed in HighTechnology?" Great Policies in Asia, edited by John Montgomery (Pacific Basin Research Center, Harvard
JFK School of Government, 1994).
"Political Economy and Technology Innovation: Implications for Development of High-tech Industries in
Korea." The Korea Journal of Policy Studies (Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National
University, 1993).